PEARSON TRIBUNE.
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All Imll lo the American caple.
* Proud filrd of freedom, all hail
Thy apotlcsH name no man can in\eiglc,
< »r put Halt an thy beautiful tail.
Il is (he proper thing for t-m
--ploycis of negro lafior to inform
them thnl (hey will have to re;',;:
ter on .1 line 51 h the -nine ns while
men.
The eommon loafer is unhappy,
dissatisfied with himself ami every
body he eoine in contaoi \vi:ii
and some have lost the moral eour
age to gel out of I he rut into u hied
t hey find I hemselvt m 'i oiuig nia".
young woman, get busy and - 1 : ;
busy.
The next si ion of Ihe < o,
legislature w ill be a- bed to r<
the law prohibit in;; I he niiadn;; si
freight I rains on Sui.d.-\. a ■ 1
measure. The demand on 11: • ;.• 1 1
roads for service is going to be
great, it is thought an exigent,
will arise requii iug il.
The Florida legislat are h de
(•lined to pass a compulsory i dm a
I ion law for Ihal Sl'ale. and it
to be commended for its good
sense. (ieorgia has one 1 hat might
as well not lie on the statue hoi , ;
it is a dead Idler because of non
enforcement and it is not enio:<
t‘(l because il is impractical.
Next fuesdaj is regist rat ton
day. The law requires every male
citizen between the ages of J 1 and
hi, white and black, married am!
single, to register. The d.
dared by President Wilson and
< lovernor 11.arris Io be a holiday.
I.d every one, required to ivgi
ter, do his duly to his country.
I he State (Irainag'.i* convention,
recently in session at Atliens, gave
out some interesting inloi mat ion.
It was stall'd that the State ua,,
losing millions of dollars ia waste
lands, that t here are 75,000 squaie
miles of swamp lands in (he Stall',
now worth $1 per acre, that can he
drained and its value increased lo
SIOO per acre.
Ol all the persons—male or fe
male —to tie commiserated it is one
who has nothing to do, nothing.to
occupy their brain or brawn, no
aim or labor in view for t he bet ti
incut of mankind. They are all in
tin' same category— c.uninon lea
crs. (hie cannot be happy with
out heart and hand engaged in
some undertaking for the good d
t he world.
Kditor Dick (Irubb. of the
Darien (lazette, does his rcaih i
and the country at large a kind
ness when he published this mi
' ice: I lon't In' p ( ssiu<ist ie and
persist In looking at the dark sic
of the great eon Hid that confronts
us. Pessimists do lots of harm
and our advice to them is to >a \
nothing it they cannot . peak cn
couragingly.”
Senator Hardwick sends ih,
I'd it or his s|HH'eh in the United
States senate on the subject of
increase of the military establish
ment. I here is nothing in it tin*
editor can approve. It begins
with t lie prattling of a babe and
concludes with the prating of a
disgruntled politician. The Tri
bune has not tin' space or iuclina
tion to spread hi> attempted argu
ment before its read el's. Just one
sentence from its peroral ion di
('Joses his purpose—“ Enact it; irv
assured that when you do that
•' ou have established autoerm >in
this country greater than that you j
started out to demolish across the
seas." to antagonize President .
Wilson.
The Negro Problem
The going of negroes from tin
South to all sections ol the. North.
East and West seem.-. to be work
ing out a problem that has been
troubling the country ever since
t he close of t he civil war.
The ex-slave owner and bis <l<
seendahtshavealwaj - had a tender
regard for the negro, because they
were raised with him..learned hi 1 -
character and shortcomings and
just how to deal with him tore
tain his confidence and respect.
Bet ween Ihe negro and the non
slave owner and his descendant
have always existed a spirit of an
tagonism. These whiles ha 1 ,--
never esteemed the negro as imv
ing any rights as citizens, amt
herein has arisen much of the
trouble between the whiles and
negroes of the South. This latter
class of whites has been dominant
in the SouJli since tin' civil war
and hence the intolerant spirit that
has been manifested toward the
negro in t lie Soul li.
The negro character i- peculiai
and has to be siuiii'-d. long and
well to comprehend it. I’uder sla
very he was Hie ward of tlk mas
ler, and eared for with diligence
and a regard for lb- welfare! wi;s
his omanei patio i he bn ,we I,
Ward of (he govennm lit. 11.-nee,
he has never learned • elf depend
ence and has allowed l.un <ll led
by I lie d icl a l ion of ol .her;, and a I
most invariably by those inimical
to his interest; it was so during
tin* neons! ruction period ; and si
he ea ily became the dupe of labot
agents who eame to him w ii.li (lie
glowing stories of picul iful wmi .
leg wages, more liberty and a b: I
ler chance in the race of life. It
lias been thus ever since the civil
w a r.
The exodus from the Sou llt
brings forward alloth r peculiai
chaiaetcrisl ic of the negro- In
distrust of not only Ihe soul hern
w bite-man bin his own rm e. IT
will not profit b\ the expei ien. - ( I
his negro m -.hho; II- will li ■O n
to t lie rankest sl i-an-er before he
will those who have his best in
terest ai slake, lie musi go noi lh,
east and west and see for himself;
he is learning by sad expci cm ■
The race riots in St. Louis, and
the almost riot in t 'iueianal i. W her;
500 hungry m gr«« wme prevented
from leaving the train bringing
them southward from 4 Miclii; u.
These are the argument - that
will convince him that tia-south
era farm is his home and he v. ill
eoine back to 1 1. They arc come:
back as fast ;\s tiny can get the
means. The noi l horn, eastern and
Western employers are learning
lessons of wisdom and they will
not retard his reluming South.
The soul hem w hiles are learning'
their lessons, to keep ihe negro
contented and a desirable laborer
he must be treated more fairly nt
the futsire.
The.negro problem from lienee
forth, as the Tribune sees ii. is In
must be taught seif reliance; that
their "social uplift" must lie
among their own race and social
equality is a dream t hey can never
realize guy;where: they must be
taught to uphold, igud regard the
marriage relation; 1 they must be
taught that the classics do not f-.e
hafg to their educational curieu-,
'urn. and their best advancement
is along iudust rial lima: they musi
bo taught to he frugal, that it is
what a iu.au saves that is helpful
to him.
The Tribune believes the negro
exodus from t he sou! h has been and
will continue to be helpful to all
parties concerned, ami is working
out a now and better day for. them.
Congresswoman Rankin made
her maiden speech ia the House
last Monday, asked t,hai women
be used on the food survey, and
it was done. Think women make
better purveyors than surveyors. |
The citizen who says he is umU r
no obligation to his government.!
which guarantees to him the blos -
ings of liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, is a monster. Vet
some aiv saying this very thing 1 y '
refusing to maintain and defend it. j
PEARSON TRIBUNE, dIA’E i, 1917
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The lit: on Tribune has been
sold to < 'ol. B. T. Allen. We see
at the nia; them! that Col. Allen
■ fiitor and Mr. R. 1). Parkier is
publisher. We rvish the new
niauagcnient uiteh success. — Mill
wood Neves.
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'The I’earson Tribune is now
owe d and edited by Col. B. T.
Aden, lie was formerly a mighty
good iM'wspajier man but ruined
himself by entering the legal
IT '.emity. W ish him success in
hi*- reformat ion. — Freeman's Note
Col B. T. Allen one of the
ablest newspu.jx'r men in <ieorgia,
v. ho has been out of the business
fou some time practicing law, has
recently pincha;ed the Tribune, of
I’earson, Coffi-e county, and will
hereafter conduct the same, and
illi Sain anil Bob Tackier as co
workers, we shall look for some,
ii , g n-al-good.—\\ In ' ler County
Ragle.
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Judge Bdij. T. Allen one of the
best km".’, h m w spaper men in tins
, el inn of the slate as well as a
plendid lawyer, is now in full
outrol of the Pearson Tribune.
Ile is editor, mauager, and orvner,
>aud h icei rth the J tibune will
lie a permanent inst il at fen for t lie
• to".s' section of the county.
Editor Allen is the founder Of one
jof the best known weeklies in
(ieorgia journalism, 'the Tilton
Caret te, and edited t hat 'paper for
n in) > cars. All tin* youn?;er
"beys” ;;s well as the old ones,
welcome Bin: her Allen back "into
the ibid as is will ;i" an inspiration
lo the younger newspaper man
ml a ini-sing link found for the
old associates to have this brave
, arrior h:u k ia Jjarness again.
; I ere’.-, tile hand, llroi a -r Allen, of
a boy you fill, 11l ! av breeches
w. ho \ jiei is to b\ your
"coiiH' back," ami 1 glad you
,ue close to ii . too. — Douglas
Enterprise.
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The impression that the editor
h s given up the practice of law
i- erroneous. lie bought the
Ti ibune with many misgivings
: s to the effect it would have upon
his law practice. It is not his put
pose to give up the pract ice, but
will give any business entrusted
to him careful and energetic at ten
tion: wit i i his nephew, Mr. 11. 11.
Allen, a graduate of Mercer Uni
versity law school, as a co-worker
no legal business will be neglected.
With many years experience as a
newspaper man he had impelling
impulses that he could be of ser
vice to his city and eouut.x as edi
tor of the Tribune. Hi* feb the
need of a free and iintnumneled
pn ss. dedicated to the best inter
e.lsofail the pieople. in which any
thing necessary to be said could bo
said without proscription or dis
turbing hidebound jioliey. ’There
are such times in the history of
every community. However, the
'T: ibune has no “friends to reward
nor enemies to punish" ;u- a sequel
to its publication.
The Tribune wants and will en
deavor to merit the support of all
the people interested in the up
building of South (.ieorgia. Coffee
county and —the City of Pearson
part ieularly.
Johnny Spencer threatens not to
attend the press convention in
| Thomasville in July, because the
Enterprise, of that city, proposed
to feed him on tough hen. Cheer
nt'. Johnny boy. this editor knows
’Thomasville hospitality better
than that: his childhood was s|»enl
there and lie knows good things
abound there and it is as free as'
the air you breathe.
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Atlanta linds. after stock taking,
her losses l>\ the great fire will be
more than >5.000,000, with insu
ranee around $4,000,000.
'The Savannah News says: "Of
American men of army draft ages
500,500 hay e no gainful occupation!
What a lot of loafers! They will
not find much time for loafing
I after the selective draft goes into
(>|H‘iation." And are going to so
cure jobs not easily thrown up.
| Confederate veterans will meet
j in reunion next week at Washing
| ton, D. (It is, perhaps, the last
reunion the old vets will ever
have. However, if tneir presence in
Washington at this time shall in
spire congress yvitli a more solid
spirit of patriotism it will lie a
fitting finale to the organization—
United Confederate Veterans.
The Tribune hopes it will not be
the last reunion’ The spirit of
these men is needed to be maiti
f( sted just now —they fought well
fora cause they believed to be
right and have no apology to
make for it—and their presence
and demeanor is inspiring to those
who are being called upon to fight
the country's battles in the pres
ent struggle.
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